By Linda Bentley | April 27, 2016

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday

CAVE CREEK – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in cooperation with local law enforcement agencies, has collected and destroyed approximately 5.5 million pounds of unused prescription drugs over the past five years.

The DEA is continuing its efforts to take back unused, unwanted and expired prescription medications at over 5,000 collection sites around the country this Saturday, manned by more than 3,800 law enforcement partners, at this semi-annual event.

The service is free of charge with no questions asked.

America is experiencing an epidemic addiction, overdose and death due to abuse of prescription drugs, particularly opioid painkillers.

According to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health, more people abuse prescription drugs than abuse cocaine, heroin and hallucinogens combined.